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Charred bodies of elderly couple found inside gutted house; son held

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February 02, 2025

The charred bodies of an elderly couple were found in the remains of a house in Kottamuri, near Chennithala, which was allegedly set ablaze by their son in the early hours of Saturday.

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The deceased were identified as Raghavan, 96, and his wife Bharathi, 86. Mannar police arrested their son Vijayan.

According to officers, an autorickshaw driver first noticed the fire around 3.30am. Locals immediately alerted authorities. Fire and Rescue service personnel extinguished the blaze and recovered the bodies. The house, with its walls made of tin sheets and roof interspersed with tarpaulin and asbestos sheets, was gutted in the blaze.

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